William Lapslie – Managing Director
William (Bill), founded George Benson Ltd in 1982 from his experience in the commercial cleaning industry. Bill is also a qualified Engineer which brings a practical and strategic approach to the business thus offering clients best practices and alternative strategies, which is extremely important in today’s rapidly changing environment. Bill has a relentless quest for customer satisfaction, and his efforts are borne out by a long history of customer retention and client referral.
‘The core aspects of our success is the same today is it was in 1982 – be honest, deliver on promises, on-time and within budget. This is fundamentally why we have retained so many of our clients for over 20 years and plan to do so for many more years.’
Jay Brown – Building Services – Director
Jay graduated as an Industrial Designer and Model-Maker, and then furthered his qualifications undertaking a three year Carpentry & Joinery course followed by two years Building Studies achieving distinctions in all, and including many units such as Site Surveying & Construction Technology. His eye for design and finish is crucial to delivering our clients bespoke visions and fit-outs. Having over 18 years commercial building experience Jay and his highly skilled team can undertake most construction and maintenance projects, and deliver in style. Jay also manages his team of specialists and subcontractors to provide rapid customer support for any project or emergency.
Sam Ntem – Commercial Cleaning – Director
Sam was one of our first employees back in the early days of George Benson Ltd, and now runs our 150 strong Cleaning division which operates in our client sites within the London area. Sam’s experience is essential to ensure daily running of the business goes without a hitch. Because he understands the business and the client needs, he is able to ensure seamless operations that satisfy each unique customer site requirements.
Warren Hayden – Company Secretary
Being the ‘heartbeat’ of the company Warren’s responsibilities are wide and varied, he has been with the company for over 20 years and handles most of the daily business including routine customer liaison. His extensive knowledge and experience in the company are invaluable in an ever changing and vibrant service industry. The company has expanded it’s services to virtually a one-stop-shop, and ‘Warren handles Client inquiries or emergencies with equal levels of enthusiasm and professional integrity
John Adams – Contract Manager
After spending some 20 years in the commercial world, Dave Keilit decided to retire and John moved in to manage our contract cleaning division. John is a master of specialized services and comes from a very strong background in the cleaning industry. John role is to manage our teams of mobile specialist contract cleaners which include – periodical cleaning, carpet/upholstery/furniture or hard floor maintenance and restoration projects. John and his team are always ready and on-hand to tackle almost any cleaning job.
David Neller – Projects Manager
David is the most recent member of the George Benson family, and assists the company on a part time basis with various projects, accreditation’s and process management. David has an engineering degree and spent some 40 years in the automotive industry before retiring. During the latter part of that time with Visteon (Ford) he had responsibility for all European manufacturing and non-manufacturing facilities management, which means he brings a wealth of experience to the company.